Splice-plate for railway-rails



W. L. yFIENSTERMACHER. sPLlcE PLATE PoR RAILWAY RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED IAN'. 8 |920.

Patented Feb. 15,1921..

Alli@ SPLICE-PLATE FOR RAILWAY-RAILS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. i5, lt.

Application led January 8, 1929. Serial No. 350,087.

To all lwhom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. FENSTER- ivrAcHnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bath, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lm rovements in Splice- Plates for Railwayails; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to splices for railroad rails, and while it may be used as a rail joint between adjacent ends of two rails, it is adapted more particularly for use in connection with the two ysections of a broken rail.

The principal object is to provide a rail splice which is exceedingly simple in con-V struction, which is most effective and durable in use and which may be easily and quickly applied by unskilled labor.

The invention in its preferred form is shown `in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of two railroad railswith my invention applied thereto, the splice being shown partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the device of my invention as applied in use showing the locked position of the parts;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing:

The device of my invention comprises two complemental members, each'member comprehending a base plate 1 adapted in use to underlie the railroad rail 2. Each member 1 carries a plurality of opposite portions 3 carrying dogs 4:, each dog having an inclined surface or face 5 adapted in use to engage the complemental inclined face of the dog Il of the opposite plate l. Each plate 1 is provided with a marginal flange 6 adapted in use to bear against the side of the bottom flange of the rail 2. Extending in an inclined direction from the top of said flange 6 is an inclined portion 7. adapted in use to bear upon the upper face of the base flange 2 of the rail. Inclined portion 7 terminates in a vertical extension 8 adapted in use to bear against the web 9 of the rail.

Each splice plate is provided with marginal notches l0 through which spikes 1l mav be driven to secure the splice plates against longitudinal movement and in consequent engagement of the two plates.

ln applying my splice plates the base members l are disposed beneath the rail and are moved in reverse directions loiigitudinally so that the dogs a engage each other.`

y reaS On of the inclined faces of said dogs a wcdging action results which draws the splice plates tightly against the rail. ln this position spikes 11 are driven into the tie 12 through the notches 10, thus holding the splice plates against creeping longitudifnally and maintaining the splice plates in locked engagement.

.it will be seen that my devices are most readily applied and constitute a great time saver; and that they are exceedingly simple and can be manufactured and sold at a low cost. The devices are so simple and their application is so evident that no .skilled labor is required to install them in use. it will also be noted that the splice plates are exact duplicates one of the other.

The bottom of the members 3 is concaved tocause a firmer grip upon pressure on the rails.

-Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim to be new is:

1. In a device of the character described, two complemental plates adapted to underlie a railroad rail, and carrying dogs having inclined vertical faces, the inclined faces 'of the dogs of one plate being adapted to engage the inclined faces of the dogs of the other plate, so as to wedge said plates tightly against the rail, the bottom of the plates being concaved to cause a ir er grip upon pressure on the rails.

2. In a device of the character described, two complemental plates adapted to underlie a railroad rail, and carrying dogs having inclined vertical faces, the inclined faces of the dogs of one plate being adapted to engage the inclined faces of the dogs of the other plate, so as to wedge said plates tightly against the rail, said plates being provided with marginal notches for engagement by screwing members to hold the plates in locked position, the bottoni of the plates being concaved to cause a firmer grip upon pressure on the rails.

In testimony whereof l hereunto aiix my signature.

WILLIAM L. FENSTERMACHEK soY 

